First of all, I apologise to everyone for the deafening silence:
Yes, you're correct that I had aimed for a July release and I'm disappointed that I couldn't make that release window. It was 'close', I estimated total development at approximately 81%.
I've been burdened with 2 other software projects at university, and a few very difficult papers. My current physical setup isn't helping either-- I hope to have a dedicated development PC and workspace soon. I'd rather be working on this project, however life has pushed other work onto my plate.
I'm thinking I may have to reassess how this project has been tackled. I might simply have to lower the version to 2.9.0 and finish what's incomplete so that there's actually something to play.
I hope you understand.